Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Mission statement

Nordic Sudies on Alcohol and Drugs is a journal for social science research on alcohol and drugs, as well as other related substances and behaviours. The articles are published in English, but also in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has an international readership that includes researchers, public health authorities, politicians, decision makers, NGOs, professionals, students and the media. Nordic research and comparative settings are of special interest to the journal.

The journal publishes research, reports, commentaries, reviews, book reviews, conference reports, and Nordic alcohol statistics.The research articles are peer reviewed, and assessed for their academic contribution, scientific independency, relevance and methodological competence. Surveys, letters to the editors, shorter notices and reviews are welcome and assessed by the editors and members of the editorial board.

Journal information

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs is published by Sage Publications.

The journal is supported by the Norwegian Institute for Public Health, the Danish National Board of Health, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and The Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The Swedish alcohol monopoly (Systembolaget) supports the journal with subscriptions.

As more and more articles are published in English, the journal also has a popular scientific website called popNAD, publishing only in the scandinavian languages.

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs operates in accordance with the Farmington Consensus and its ethical code (see Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift 1/1999).